Rethinking the role of the middle manager
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Companies need to uplift their much-maligned middle managers. Not merely a midpoint to the top, they are the true center of the organization.
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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Companies need to uplift their much-maligned middle managers. Not merely a midpoint to the top, they are the true center of the organization.
Park Leaders
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
. – Phil Gaines As national park attendance continues to increase, managing visitor numbers has become crucial. He joins for a conversation about managing the capacity dilemma, because since the pandemic there has been an ongoing influx of visitors. People have now discovered their value, so we have to find a way to preserve it.
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Disaster Zone blog
JANUARY 27, 2023
Whose responsibility is it to fund state and local emergency management?
GovLoop
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The fiscal year 2022 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey found that 69% of respondents reported positive perceptions of agency DEIA practices , but that still leaves almost a third of workers who didn’t. To do it, they need workforce case management.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Middle managers can drive the success of organizations, but first they need the skills to succeed. Targeted training can help.
Disaster Zone blog
JULY 11, 2023
Learn about the hazards and the organization charged with all aspects of emergency management.
GovLoop
APRIL 13, 2023
Project management focuses on completing a specific assignment with preset resources. Product management focuses on what you want to achieve. What sold him on product management was its responsiveness to the overall vision of the reporting experience. It’s more than a change in terminology; it’s a change in perspective.
GovLoop
OCTOBER 27, 2023
It provides managers with policies and procedures for addressing employee allegations and is separate from the equal employment opportunity (EEO) processes required by the U.S. The agency has an AHP Manager that includes a toolkit for managers and a training course for employees and managers.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Real-time data derived from modernized fleet management tools “enables GSA Fleet to save money by tackling maintenance issues early, before they can become the cause of a major repair,” says Crystal Philcox, assistant commissioner of GSA’s Office of Travel, Transportation and Logistics.
Disaster Zone blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Professional Response and Recovery Management in the Age of Disasters
Barrett & Greene
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
We are puzzled and frustrated with the ignorance of many people about the importance of state and local government management. But when we bring up management, we frequently get the kind of look you’d anticipate seeing on the face of someone confronted with a detailed explanation of quantum physics.
Peak Proposals
JUNE 1, 2023
The result of this uncertainty is that the decision of how to manage references is not made until after the proposal is well underway, and the references are scattered across several locations. What Is a Reference Manager? A reference manager is a software program that allows you to organize and format your references.
Disaster Zone blog
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Each of them should have someone designated as the local emergency management director. We have thousands of counties and cities in the United States.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
All of this demands innovative approaches for effective management. But as the edge gains prominence, it presents challenges due to the proliferation of point solutions, often spread across numerous endpoints, and the exponential growth of data. Federal IT workers…
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Recent market stresses have accelerated the industry’s transformation, and new opportunities lie ahead for asset managers in a world of disruption.
Park Leaders
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Valerie Cockerell joins for a conversation on the similarities between the challenges of managing a park to the struggles of parenting. Throughout our conversation, she emphasizes the valuable skills mothers acquire through managing a household, such as time management, conflict resolution, and crisis management.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Louise Herring, a partner based in London who co-leads McKinsey’s Analytics Academy in Europe, outlines why the extent to which companies can generate impact from generative AI could depend on their ability to manage change effectively.
GovLoop
MAY 12, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines burnout as “a syndrome … resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” Office of Personnel Management, shared her own story of stress-induced illness: an eating disorder. A third are planning to leave their jobs within the next 12 months. What am I feeling?
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Data governance fills that role: It helps organizations define and manage the ways in which data is input, stored, accessed and ultimately deleted. State government needs policies and procedures to ensure data is accurate and handled properly from the start. So, what Is Data Governance?
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Many agencies suffer from unnecessary IT spending, unused licenses, Software as a Service (SaaS) sprawl and an incomplete picture of their technology posture due to a lack of software asset management visibility. The space agency isn’t alone: More than a quarter of about 800 IT leaders across the U.S.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
MARCH 10, 2023
In the modern workplace, middle managers face many challenges. A new survey finds three areas where organizations can better support their managers and help them accomplish more.
GCN
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Having a robust ID management program in place is one of the most effective ways to enhance governments’ cybersecurity, and experts say it is within reach.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 6, 2023
Adopt Cloud-Specific Security Tooling Solutions such as cloud security posture management and cloud workload protection secure cloud-native applications and environments, from development through production. Centralized tools go a long way toward streamlining security and management for…
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JUNE 26, 2023
New research shows that having more top-performing middle managers leads to much better financial outcomes. Here are five actions that can set managers and their organizations up for success.
FedTech Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2023
Without network management tools, federal IT environments could quickly grow unwieldy. These tools give administrators the ability to maintain, monitor and manage the network to ensure it remains reliable as new applications and services are added.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 24, 2023
A decade of favorable macroeconomic conditions and relatively easy growth has ended, signaling a new urgency for US wealth managers to rethink operating models and reenergize growth.
GCN
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Rather than expanding highways in response to traffic congestion, communities can more efficiently manage their roadways with integrated insights from partner agencies, automated vehicles and navigation systems.
GCN
MARCH 15, 2023
With the One Stop portal, organizations in Massachusetts can apply for economic development grants across three agencies, and grant administrators can more easily manage programs and ensure regional equity.
Disaster Zone blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
One of the best jobs in emergency management.
Grant Training Center
JULY 31, 2023
The NIH closely scrutinizes the Data Management Plan (DMP) as a fundamental part of the grant application, for it demonstrates how data will be handled and generated during the research project. Roles and responsibilities: Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of team members regarding data management.
State Tech Magazine
APRIL 18, 2023
In the past, the city of San Diego relied on a range of vendors to support ticketing, service-level agreements and asset management for a variety of solutions. Today, the city has consolidated all of that into ServiceNow, a cloud computing platform that helps to manage digital workflows. “The
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
AUGUST 1, 2023
Middle managers: they’re beleaguered. But new research reveals the clear competitive advantage the best middle managers bring—and the vital role they stand to play in the future of work.
Barrett & Greene
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Michael Jacobson, director of Performance and Strategy at the King County Office of Performance Strategy and Budgets put the matter eloquently when he pointed us some time ago to an he had once heard: "Aggregate to communicate and disaggregate to manage."
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
AUGUST 10, 2023
The past hasn’t been kind to middle managers. But new research links their roles to organizational outperformance—especially in a rapidly transforming workplace.
FedTech Magazine
JULY 17, 2023
CISA continues to provide actionable guidance about prioritizing vulnerability management and reacting to threats quickly as the number and sophistication of attacks increase. Such attacks increased 95 percent in the second half of 2022 compared with the same time period in 2021, according to CloudSEK.
GovLoop
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
3) The workforce shortage means workers are going to get bogged down in managing increasingly complex environments rather than solving strategic business problems and addressing CX. 2) Public expectations have changed when it comes to customer service.
Disaster Zone blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Our Arctic Circle state and climate change tip of the spear.
State Tech Magazine
OCTOBER 9, 2023
EA is linked closely to IT investment management and enterprise portfolio management; the three concepts complement and support… One of the most important building blocks of a healthy state IT program is having a strong enterprise architecture.
Disaster Zone blog
AUGUST 17, 2023
A review of a new book on information management for disasters.
GovPilot
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The VT City expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.
GovPilot
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The OH City expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.
Grant Consulting Services, LLC
AUGUST 31, 2023
The grant lifecycle is an all-encompassing process that needs to be properly managed in order for all parties involved to be successful. Because nonprofits rely on grant funding, systems must be in place to properly manage and maintain that funding as part of the grant lifecycle. So, how do we manage grants?
State Tech Magazine
APRIL 12, 2023
Proper facilities management is essential for any organization to keep employees safe and working environments functional. Given its importance, state and local governments would benefit from modernizing their facilities management practices to optimize efficiency.
State Tech Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers recently released its State CIO Top 10 Policy and Technology Priorities for 2023, and cybersecurity and risk management are a top focus this year. With the increase in threats from state and rogue actors, this really comes as no surprise.
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